{"id":1829,"date":"2011-01-19T16:17:59","date_gmt":"2011-01-20T00:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gglotus.org\/blog\/?p=1829"},"modified":"2011-01-19T16:17:59","modified_gmt":"2011-01-20T00:17:59","slug":"lotus-type-125-track-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gglotus.org\/blog\/2011\/01\/19\/lotus-type-125-track-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Lotus Type 125 Track Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jean Alesi and James Rossiter put the F1 inspired race machine through its paces at the Autodromo di Vallelunga
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\nLotus\u2019 F1 inspired customer race car, the Type 125<\/a>, had its first official run out at the Italian track earlier this week as F1 legend Jean Alesi and Lotus factory driver James Rossiter completed over 200 kilometres during the two day test. <\/p>\n

Commenting on the test, Lotus\u2019 Director of Motorsport Operations, Miodrag Kotur<\/a> said: \u201cWe\u2019re very happy with the initial performance of the car, there are still some things that we want to improve on but that\u2019s natural at this stage and that\u2019s exactly why we test. Between them Jean Alesi<\/a> and James Rossiter<\/a> have an incredible wealth of experience and they put this to good use in Vallelunga.\u201d
\nLotus Type 125 Ambassador Jean Alesi said: \u201cTesting is always a big challenge, it\u2019s a different kind of pressure to racing but you still can\u2019t relax for a second. I enjoyed my first outing in the car, it\u2019s great to be involved at such a crucial stage in the cars\u2019 development, I really feel like I can help to make this car as fun to drive as possible.\u201d <\/p>\n

Lotus factory driver James Rossiter said: \u201cThe Type 125 is unique, it\u2019s intense, it\u2019s extreme and it\u2019s very raw. I can honestly say that I think it\u2019s the closest a \u2018normal\u2019 person can get to driving an F1 car. Vallelunga was great, we learnt a lot about the car there and I\u2019m really looking forward to the next test in a few days, it will be really interesting to see how the car responds to the conditions of a very different track.\u201d <\/p>\n

Next week (25th and 26th January) the Type 125 will test at Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi\u2019s F1 track, where Alesi and Rossiter will be joined by a very special \u2018yet-to-be-announced\u2019 test driver before 15 potential buyers get their chance behind the wheel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jean Alesi and James Rossiter put the F1 inspired race machine through its paces at the Autodromo di Vallelunga Lotus\u2019 F1 inspired customer race car, the Type 125, had its first official run out at the Italian track earlier this week as F1 legend Jean Alesi and Lotus factory driver James Rossiter completed over 200 … <\/p>\n

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